04_NUM_20_01 Then came the children of Israel , [ even ] the whole congregation , into the desert of Zin in the first month : And the people abode in Kadesh ; And Miriam died there , And was buried there .
04_NUM_20_02 And there was no water for the congregation : And they gathered themselves together against Moses And against Aaron .
04_NUM_20_03 And the people chided with Moses , And spake , saying , would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD !
04_NUM_20_04 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness , that we And our cattle should die there ?
04_NUM_20_05 And Wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt , to bring us in unto this evil place ? it [ Is ] no place of seed , or of figs , or of vines , or of pomegranates ; neither [ Is ] there any water to drink .
04_NUM_20_06 And Moses And Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation , And they fell upon their faces : And the glory of the LORD appeared unto them .
04_NUM_20_07 And the LORD spake unto Moses , saying ,
04_NUM_20_08 take the rod , And gather thou the assembly together , thou , And Aaron thy brother , And speak ye unto the rock before their eyes ; And it shall give forth his water , And thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock : So thou shalt give the congregation And their beasts drink .
04_NUM_20_09 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD , as he commanded him .
04_NUM_20_10 And Moses And Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock , And he said unto them , hear now , ye rebels ; must we fetch you water out of this rock ?
04_NUM_20_11 And Moses lifted up his hand , And with his rod he smote the rock twice : And the water came out abundantly , And the congregation drank , And their beasts [ also ] .
04_NUM_20_12 And the LORD spake unto Moses And Aaron , because ye believed me not , to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel , therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them .
04_NUM_20_13 this [ Is ] the water of Meribah , because the children of Israel strove with the LORD , And he was sanctified in them .
04_NUM_20_14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom , thus saith thy brother Israel , thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us :
04_NUM_20_15 how our fathers went down into Egypt , And we have dwelt in Egypt A long time ; And the Egyptians vexed us , And our fathers :
04_NUM_20_16 And when we cried unto the LORD , he heard our voice , And sent an angel , And hath brought us forth out of Egypt : And , behold , we [ are ] in Kadesh , A city in the uttermost of thy border :
04_NUM_20_17 let us pass , I pray thee , through thy country : we will not pass through the fields , or through the vineyards , neither will we drink [ of ] the water of the wells : we will go by the king's [ high ] way , we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left , until we have passed thy borders .
04_NUM_20_18 And Edom said unto him , thou shalt not pass by me , lest I come out against thee with the sword .
04_NUM_20_19 And the children of Israel said unto him , we will go by the high way : And if I And my cattle drink of thy water , Then I will pay for it : I will only , without [ doing ] any thing [ else ] , go through on my feet .
04_NUM_20_20 And he said , thou shalt not go through . And Edom came out against him with much people , And with A strong hand .
04_NUM_20_21 thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border : Wherefore Israel turned away from him .
04_NUM_20_22 And the children of Israel , [ even ] the whole congregation , journeyed from Kadesh , And came unto mount Hor .
04_NUM_20_23 And the LORD spake unto Moses And Aaron in mount Hor , by the coast of the land of Edom , saying ,
04_NUM_20_24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people : for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel , because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah .
04_NUM_20_25 take Aaron And Eleazar his son , And bring them up unto mount Hor :
04_NUM_20_26 And strip Aaron of his garments , And put them upon Eleazar his son : And Aaron shall be gathered [ unto his people ] , And shall die there .
04_NUM_20_27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded : And they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation .
04_NUM_20_28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments , And put them upon Eleazar his son ; And Aaron died there in the top of the mount : And Moses And Eleazar came down from the mount .
04_NUM_20_29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead , they mourned for Aaron thirty days , [ even ] all the house of Israel .